MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Robespierre was sent to the guillotine because
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he was accused of a crime he did not committ
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other radicals thought he might execute them next
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the King’s supporters captured him
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none of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17, 000 enemies of the Revolution. The day after his arrest, Robespierre and 21 of his followers were guillotined before a cheering mob in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -Maximilien de Robespierre, (born May 6, 1758, Arras, France-died July 28, 1794, Paris), French revolutionary. A successful lawyer in Arras (1781–89), he was elected to the National Assembly (1789), where he became notorious as an outspoken radical in favour of individual rights.
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